Shredding tires is way more fun than *real* racing.
When I did the Z32 brake upgrade on my first car, I was super disappointed when I went to test drive it. The pedal feel was just awful and the braking didn’t seem to be improved much, if at all. I decided to go and get a Z32 master cylinder and some new cut off [...]
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Been a while, but starting to get plans in order and pick up a few little parts here and there, picked this junk up this week. Going to swap to solid bushings on the subframe and look into reinforcing it in a couple of areas. Still a couple months from anything major, but it’s a [...]
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For an S-chassis, a Z32 brake upgrade is one of the best upgrades which can be done to boost stopping power on these old hoopties. Stock brake suck-fest. A stock, US market S13 or S14 comes with a single piston caliper. The much heavier Z32 300ZX, in all it’s forms, feature 4-piston opposable calipers. Upgrading [...]
Five lug conversion on S-chassis cars are a very common conversion. After converting to five lug, there are many more brake and wheel options available. Most of the crazy flush and dished wheels you see on 240?s have been five lug converted. For S13 Front: S14 SE Hubs S14 SE Spindles S14 Ball Joint (will [...]
Z32 Four piston calipers are a great upgrade to the craptastic stock single piston brakes which come standard on all USDM S-chassis cars. The Z-brake upgrade is a bolt-on affair, so wheel clearance often becomes the biggest issue to think about prior to upgrading. So will it work? The long and short answer is maybe.If [...]
